Seed-potato cutter.



F. A. NEWMAN. SEED PoTATo UUTTBR.

- APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 190B.

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SEEDfPOTATO CUTTER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Application filed January 22, 1908. Serial No. l112,139.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRAN n A. NEWMAN, a citizen of the United States,- residing at Va-ShOugal, in the county of Clarke, State of Washington, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seed-Potato Cutters; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which. it appertains to make and use the same. Y

This invention relates to seed potato cutters and more particularly to that class which are hand operative and which consist in a base, an upright, a handle pivoted to I the upright, and a blade supported by the handle and adapted to be moved thereby in the direction of the base. y.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a device of this class which may be adjusted to suit different sizes yof potatoes and by reason of such adjustment may be employed in cutting other vegetables or the like. VThis adjustment relates to theblade and also to the connection ofthe handle with the standard, the handle being adapted for pivotal connection at various `elevations with the standard and the blade being pivoted to one of a pair of arms formedupon the handle and adjustably secured tothe other arm. By correspondingly adjusting these two elements the blade may at all times be brought squarelyV down upon the base board and consequently evenly and clearly cut the potatoes.

1n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the'potato cutter embodied in my invention and showing theV parts in one adjustment, Fig.2 is a similar view showing the parts differently adjusted, Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the cutter, and, Fig. 4 is a detailed vertical transverse sectional view through the cutter takenV in a vertical plane with the arm ofthe handle with which the blade is adjustably connected. l

The cutter as shown in the drawings consists of a base 5 which may be of wood or` any. other suitable material which will not dull the knife, and attached to the base by means of feet 6 is a standard or upright 7 with the lower end of which the feet are formed integral. This standard or upright is the element to which the handle which carries the knife is pivoted and this pivotal mounting of the knife and also its adjustable so as to receive thesad standard it being.

understood, of course, that this engagement of the bolt 10 through the openings in the .standard is an interchangeable one .and the function of this construction will be presently fully described. At its outer or free end the handle 9 is provided with a hand grip 11 by means of which it may be grasped and swung vertically.

Formed integral with the handle adjacent the hand grip 11 and depending therefrom is an arm 12 and a similar arm 13 is formed integral with the handle and depends therefrom at a point intermediate the arm 12 and the pivot for the handle. This arm 12 has its lower end portion bifurcated as at 14 and pivoted in this bifurcation adjacent its 'upper edge, is one end of a slicing blade 15, the pivot being indicated yby the numeral 16. This blade is provided with a cutting edge 17. The arm 13 is also bifurcated as is indicated at'18 and engaged through the lower ends of the spaced portions of this arm `formed by the bifurcation therein is a linger bolt 19, it being understood that the finger bolt has a loose or free engagement through -one of the spaced portions and is threaded intothe other spaced portion so that when Vthe bolt is tightened the two portions will be brought together to frictionally hold the blade 15 in adjusted position, the said blade being received in the bifurcation and being provided with an arcuate slot 20 through which the linger bolt 19 is passed.

From the foregoing description of my invention` and from an inspection of Figs. 1 and 2 it will be understood that when it is desired to cut large potatoes or large vegetables of any kind the pivot bolt 10 for the handle 9 is passed through the uppermost one of the openings 8 and at such time the blade 15 is swung so that the finger bolt 19 will pass through the eXtreme upper end portion of the slot 20. This will bring the lower or cutting edge 17 of the blade directly flat against the upper face of the base 5. 0n the other hand, 'when it is desired to cut small potatoes or other vegetables, the pivot bolt 10 is passed through either the lowerniost one of the openings 8 or one of the intermediate openings and then the blade l5 is swung` upon its pivot- 1G so that when the handle 9 is lowered, the lower edges of the blade will be horizontal, the linger bolt 9 being` at this time tightened so as to i'rietionally elanip the blade at such adjustment.

ln order to prevent dulling,` of the blade edge7 a slit 21 is formed in the base 5 to receive the said cutting edge of the blade and in order to liinit the nioyeinent of the blade into this slit, a bracket 22 is lined upon the base 5 and is provided at its upper end with a yoke 23 for the reception of the handle of the blade as will be readily understood.

What is Claimed, is-

A Vegetable cutter Comprising a base, a standard Carried by the base, an arm having pivotal connection with the etandnwl7 eaid pivotal eonneetion being` adjustable toward and away from the base, a blade Carried by the arni and adjustable with respect thereto whereby the cutting` edge ot the blade man* be brought. into ojeratii'e relation with respect to the base alter adjustment ol' tbe anni with rexpeet. to the basej and a yoke supported troni the base in position to receive the rtree end portion ott the arin when the Cutting` edge of the blade is in its lowerniost position.

ln testimony whereof, l allix nu' signa ture, in prese-nee ot two witnesses.

1Witnesses z STANLEY M. rtLmuCi-i, lionnnf C. NRUMAN. 

